ALANA Career Fair
Center for Multicultural
Advancement and Student Success
Dear Career Service and Student Affairs Professionals,
It is with great excitement that the Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst invites your students to attend the UMASS ALANA Career Fair on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Student Union Ballroom!
Once again this coming year we anticipate having more than 70 prestigious national leading companies in attendance representing career opportunities from the fields of engineering, computer science, business, nonprofit, social science, education and more. During this event, your students will have the opportunity to learn about various entry level positions and internships as well as, establish career connections with national recruiters who are eager to meet them. This is a great opportunity for the well qualified students at your institution to showcase their skills and talents while exploring various career paths and making valuable connections with industry leaders.
The ALANA Career Fair is an efficient tool for students from all classes and majors to gain knowledge of career options in the current job market and build a networking relationship with business professionals. College students from the Five Colleges, local area Community Colleges and other four year institutions are welcome to attend. Students may visit the link below to gain further information:
Please share this information with your students and encourage them to dress professionally in business attire and be prepared with at least twenty copies of their resume.
If you would like further information about the ALANA Career Fair 2014, please contact:
CMASS -Assistant Director of Student Development Willie Pope at (413) 577-2937 or via email at wjp@admin.umass.edu.
Career Services- Assistant Director Tommie Joyner at (413) 577-0417 or via email at tjoyner@acad.umass.edu.
We look forward to seeing your students at the UMASS ALANA Career Fair 2014!
Sincerely,
The ALANA Career Fair Committee:
Tommie Joyner- Assistant Director- Career Services
Willie Pope- Assistant Director- Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS)
Wilma Crespo- Associate Director- Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS)
Derek Bratton- Academic Advisor Hospitality and Tourism Management- Isenberg School of Management
Jackie Brousseau-Pereira- Director, External Affairs College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Lance Overby- Academic Counselor UMASS Athlete Academic Services
Phylis Gedeon- Assistant Director- UMASS Financial Aid Office
Denise Brown- UMASS College of Nursing
ATTENTION ALL BCC STUDENTS
CAREER FAIR: BUSINESS ATTIRE REQUIRED
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BUSINESS ATTIRE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS BUSINESS ATTIRE, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE A CAREER COUNSELOR. We can help you find clothing at low or no cost, and help you to figure out how to prepare for a career fair.
JUST STOP IN AT STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, OR CALL 236-1611.
If you plan to go to this or any other Career Fair, ask Career Services for information about how to navigate career fairs, and how to make them productive.
There are ways to navigate and present yourself career fairs, and things to avoid.